Ski, board, eat, buy: Gift cards keep on giving

Mary Frances Hill12.18.2012

If you're a skier or boarder, a gift card gives you a great opportunity to purchase time on the slopes, save on rentals or purchase from an on-site gear shop. It's the perfect gift for young people who may not have the cash for their skiing or boarding adventures.

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There are those cynical folk who say that gift cards are the lazy gifter's way to seem generous at Christmas.

It's time to tune them out.

Those people, on the whole, may never have been on the receiving end of the ever-popular seasonal gift card. If you're a skier or boarder, a gift card gives you a great opportunity to purchase time on the slopes, save on rentals or purchase from an on-site gear shop. It's the perfect gift for young people who may not have the cash for their skiing or boarding adventures. A gift card is a ticket to freedom.

• Whistler Blackcomb: Buy reloadable gift cards at Creekside, Whistler Village, Base 2 Ticket Kiosk and Blackcomb Daylodge. Card holders can also use it as cash at most Whistler Blackcomb retail stores, including CAN-SKI (Village, Creekside and Blackcomb locations), Showcase (Village, Marketplace and Vancouver locations, the North Face Store, Burton Women's Store, The Whistler Salomon Store, Garbanzo Bike and Bean. Gift cards can be used to purchase lessons at Snow school and bike park, and for food and beverages at Crystal Hut, Glacier Creek Lodge, Rendezvous Lodge, Christine's Restaurant and many more. For details visit the website.

• At Cypress Mountain, gift cards come in the form of Cypress Bucks, which can be redeemed anywhere on the mountain. The certificates are all valid and can be reloaded at any time. What's more, they can be purchased online. Visit the website for more details.

• At Grouse Mountain gift cards can be used for any rentals, food, lift tickets; balances can be checked online and can be redeemed at The Outpost (Rental Shop), Outfitters Store, The Spirit Gallery Gift Shop, Lupins Café, The Rusty Rail BBQ

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